N F Davis1, K M O'Connor, D M Quinlan. 1. St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Elm Park, Co. Dublin, Ireland. nialldavis2001@yahoo.com
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Urethral duplication is a rare congenital anomaly with less than 200 cases reported. It predominantly occurs in males and is nearly always diagnosed in childhood or adolescence. It is defined as a complete second passage from the bladder to the dorsum of the penis or as an accessory pathway that ends blindly on the dorsal or ventral surface. METHODS: We present the case of a 54-year-old patient with incomplete urethral duplication. DISCUSSION: Urethral duplication commonly occurs in the sagittal plane with one urethral channel lying dorsal to the other. Symptoms vary from completely asymptomatic to urinary incontinence which can lead to a mucopurulent discharge from a low grade urinary tract infection. Other symptoms include double stream (most common complaint) and intermittent urinary discharge.
INTRODUCTION: Urethral duplication is a rare congenital anomaly with less than 200 cases reported. It predominantly occurs in males and is nearly always diagnosed in childhood or adolescence. It is defined as a complete second passage from the bladder to the dorsum of the penis or as an accessory pathway that ends blindly on the dorsal or ventral surface. METHODS: We present the case of a 54-year-old patient with incomplete urethral duplication. DISCUSSION: Urethral duplication commonly occurs in the sagittal plane with one urethral channel lying dorsal to the other. Symptoms vary from completely asymptomatic to urinary incontinence which can lead to a mucopurulent discharge from a low grade urinary tract infection. Other symptoms include double stream (most common complaint) and intermittent urinary discharge.
Authors: George Haleblian; David Kraklau; Duncan Wilcox; Patrick Duffy; Philip Ransley; Imran Mushtaq Journal: BJU Int Date: 2006-03 Impact factor: 5.588